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Tue 12 Dec 2009Am I at risk of cancer from a kidney cyst?
MEN'S HEALTH MATTERS:Simple renal cysts are very common and the majority do not require any intervention
Q I am a 55-year-old man and had an abdominal ultrasound scan last week because of vague upper abdominal discomfort. My general practitioner has told me that I have a four centimetre cyst in my kidney. He called it a simple cyst and said that there was no need to worry about it. He is arranging further tests for my abdominal discomfort. What is a kidney cyst and should I worry about kidney cancer? Should I have this cyst removed?
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